John Keel
From Kook Science
| John Alva Keel | |
|---|---|
| Alias(es) | Harry Gibbs, Thaddeus L. Farnboggle |
| Born | Alva John Kiehle 25 March 1930 Hornell, New York |
| Died | 3 July 2009 (79) Manhattan, New York |
| Affiliations | New York Fortean Society |
| Known for | Our Haunted Planet, Mothman Prophecies, The Eighth Tower |
John Alva Keel (March 25, 1930 - July 3, 2009) was an American journalist and author, popularly known for his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, an account of his investigation into the titular Mothman of West Virginia, particularly relating to encounters reported in the areas around Point Pleasant and his own unusual experiences linked to the events, and for his ultraterrestrial thesis of UFO and related contact phenomena (including demons, fairies, and ghosts), in which such contacts are thought to be purposefully strange, masking the unknown agenda of the other-dimensional beings responsible for them.
Selected Bibliography
- Keel, John A. (1957), Jadoo: Mysteries of the Orient, New York: Julian Messner
- Keel, John A. (1966), The Fickle Finger of Fate, Greenwich, Conn: Fawcett
- Keel, John A. (1970), UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse, New York: Putnam's
- Keel, John A. (1970), Strange Creatures From Time and Space, Greenwich, Conn: Fawcett
- Keel, John A. (1971), Our Haunted Planet, Greenwich, Conn: Fawcett
- Keel, John A. (1975), The Mothman Prophecies, New York: Saturday Review Press
- Keel, John A. (1975), The Eighth Tower, New York: Saturday Review Press
- Keel, John A. (1988), Disneyland of the Gods, New York: Amok Press
Keel was also the editor of the magazine Anomaly (New York: Specialized Research).
Resources
- John Keel: Not an Authority on Anything, johnkeel.com, http://www.johnkeel.com/